Well, after an extremely FUN week I am back to reality. Steve Kennedy and I are working to give my site a facelift. For years I've been told to "keep it commercial" and "brush the goth under the rug". Well, I feel it is time for my site to look more like ME! The real Malena in all my dark spendor! I will have all my videos, music and poetry in one place! The first step is updating the PHOTO GALLERY! Here's a sneak peak. I have over 30,000 shots to upload so give me time darlings! Now, If only we could add baroque furniture and crystal. ha ha
The holidays are coming and I will be sending out a few corsets and gifts to the fans on my mailing list. So, check the blog and I'll announce the winners. Here's a "poem" for you. It's finally winter and staying in makes me write more. Have a fabulous week everyone.
Bliss
You make me smile, giggling uncontrollably as my feet glide across the floor to greet you. Do you know how sexy you make me feel? How many times I laugh just thinking of you?
Oh my love, how I lust to entertain you with my husky voice, my curvy hips, wavy hair and sassy lips Come over here so I can show you that gaze of mine, one that commands submission to my seductive ways.
Think of nothing else as you kiss me, for nothing exists but us in this moment of bliss.
The best kept secret in LA is the Biltmore Hotel. K.C. Calhoun and I spent a week there interviewing bella modelas for her new "Best of Los Angeles" 2011 Calendar. We had so much fun I forgot I was working. She is such an inspiration to me. I want to be like her when I finally grow up! ha ha We swam in the pool which gave me a chance to wear my new rhinestone bikini Miles got me last year.
We hit the town running. She took me to the Water Grill for dinner and Bottega Louie for lunch. We partied at The Edison with my military buddie "Mr. Laiu". He's responsible for my hand to hand combat training. I haven't seen him in a while. He always reminds me to keep up my workouts. Boys are so lucky! All the have to do is not eat sweets and they stay super buff. He and Miles have been friends for 20 years. It's good to have a big brother around to kick ass. ha haa
After the interviews we did some shopping at bippity boppity boo for pearls and jewels. K.C. bought me a fabulous gray pearl brooch to match my necklace and bracelet. She is one of the few ladies who make me look like a grounding! She's always decked out. She looks like her photo ALL THE TIME! I was lucky if I put lipstick on. Ladies like her take over the room everywhere they go. (I'm always the nerd in the corner) We visited Isabelle at Coco De Mer where I found a opulent spider necklace (while marketing corsets and the 2010 calendar). I love that sexy store!
I feel very lucky to have worked with such fantastic ladies. Miki, Sheila, Shae, Treasure, Kristy, Lemora, Nicolette, Sativa, Eden, Berlin, O...so many gorgeous girls! They reminded me that beauty comes from within.
I'd like to Thank all of you for everything you are, everything you represent and everything you do. Have a wonderful day with your loved ones. NO DIETING allowed today! Not even in Hollywood. hahaa
I have learned that sometimes being yourself really upsets people. I have to giggle a little about all this. In Hollywood there is no such thing as "bad" publicity, so when someone starts a rumor about me, or say they want me dead, I say, "Take a ticket honey, there's a long line and the box office is sold out!"
Hateful things just make you stronger. So, thank your haters. They help you obtain your goals faster. Yeah, that's right. Stand up and be proud honey!
Everyone should CELEBRATE who they are and not worry about anybody else. Who cares what other people think of you anyway? As my girl Adela says, "Honey, they don't pay your bills!" I let go of popular opinion in 7th grade when my Mom begged me to wear penny loafers and give up Goth. I wore those god aweful shoes one day and said, "If people don't like me for me, they aren't real friends!" That philosophy has worked for me all these years. So come on girls (and boys) wear that mini skirt you've been dying to wear but think you are "too fat". Wear that bright blue eye shadow or that punked out hairdo!
I tried this feat the other day. I wore a short skirt to an event (which I NEVER EVER do because I think I have fat legs). I put on some patterned fishnets and said, "**** it! Time is a wastin!" And you know what? I felt GREAT! It didn't matter what anyone else said or if my legs really did look too big for the outfit. I wanted to wear it and I did. It was like I was giggling inside all night, knowing I did something really daring.
So, I "double dog demon dare" you to be yourself and don't hold back. Life is too short to live by the book...I mean fashion magazine! We are all beautiful and don't let some jealous B***H tell you different. I am what I am. I am kind, cuddley, loveable and audacious as hell. I can't be anything other than ME. I like me and most other people do to! Especially when they get to know me. I'm no wall flower that's for sure. I say what I think. I'm opinionated. I'm a Patriot. I'm a Fashionista. I'm a super nerd. I AM MALENA!
As you can see, even when talking about demonic attacks and apparitions, there is still room to mess it up. After I finally got all that cleavage stuffed into my Alter Ego suit, I got the Giggles. Yes, it WAS Viral! LOVE YOU ALL to PIECES!
“I promise you, as a Psychic and one who resides in the darkness, I will help you!”
After decades of unsolved paranormal mysteries from Alien abductions to Demonic attacks, the “living” need help. The Human psyche refuses to believe in the existence of these strange things. Those afflicted have nowhere to turn. As a young girl Malena Teves was haunted and tortured by nocturnal forces. She was helpless until she harnessed the power of her psychic abilities. And that’s why she is and always will be, a Psychic Warrior
In this episode:
Malena gets a call about a haunted bar in Antelope Valley. She intuitively feels the bar has had a particularly violent history. She psychically speaks to a spirit named Earl. His age, appearance and place of death are later confirmed by local townspeople. As the lights go out and the doors are locked, Malena begins to battle multiple entities with a mind of their own. She soon realizes the battle is on.
I find it interesting how "celebrities" (normal people in the public eye and nothing more) defend themselves when they've gained a little weight by saying real statements like "they can kiss my fat ass" only to diet like mad women and get on TV asap and talk about how much weight they've lost and how much HEALTHIER they are now and retract all previous statements when they were sane. (HELLO! Tyra and the queen of the scale, Oprah) God forbid they actually accept themselves. God forbid they have the guts to be on TV and stay a size 10. A size 10, 12, or 14 IS healthy for a lot of women. Some women were not made to be a size 4. I know a local LA basketball star who weighs 210 and wears a 14. Now, she is not fat. She doesn't need to lose a pound and looks f#*#in hot in a bikini! This is not a re-touched photo btw. I think you will agree with me on this, si?
I bring this subject up because we, the entertainers in Hollywood, need to stand up and be willing to look NORMAL. This is AMERICA damn it! Men AND women love curves. We all want to see sexy real women on TV and in the movies. It's gotten better with stars like that fine red head on Mad Men, Christina Hendricks, Jordan Sparks, and America Ferrera. I've noticed Latin and Black Cultures are not as f'd up as White America. They know sexy when they see it. Watch a rap video and you will see HOT women. Btw, Look on Christina's link and you will see some idiot is already talking about her weight gain. DUDE! She is the hottest thing on TV! She kicks the skinny girls off the charts and in real life, she is a size 8 at best.
My point is, look in the mirror and celebrate what you see! For years I've tried to be as skinny as possible to fit the mold. This year, due to my wonderful friends Dr. Susan Block, Nelson Drake, Teresa Parker and Dr. Davis, I have begun to see I am not just fine as myself, I am FINEEEEE! Life is too short to obsess over one dress size. Talent lies within. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So, you will never see me on a Jenny Craig commercial boasting about my new found happiness at a size 2. Or backtracking about my "size 8 fat photos". You WILL see me posting photos that ARE NOT photoshop'd and finally being ok with that. I am what I am. Like it or leave it. God made us all unique and beautiful. It's not our fault the world hasn't caught up with us yet. So DIVA up sistas and flaunt that sexy ass! (Here I am flaunting it Vanna White style in front of Miles' painting of ME at the Copro Nason Gallery where btw, a few women said I was too heavy to wear this outfit! ha haa) The blog title goes HERE! _____________!!!
Love you all just the way you are! Keep it up fellow Divas.
It is rare that I geek out on Celebrities. I could care less about the latest "pretty boy" or "it girl", but I am in awe of the true masters like Tim Curry, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Williams, and so on. Last night was October Shadows, the annual Halloween Art Show. Miles had a few pieces being shown, some of which were of me. I am always happy to see he still thinks of me as his Muse.
So, there I was taking photos and gabbing away with all the artist friends we only see once a year when...
He and Miles started talking and I waited for a while so they could have time to visit. When Mr. Curry asked about Miles' muse... I was (stratigically) standing a few steps away. We were introduced and I said hello and how I was a huge fan. I was surprised at how down to earth and sweet he was. He said I brought new dimension to the word GOTH and he could tell I was a real sweet girl.
WOW!
Then he and Miles started talking shop again. I was like a little kid. Anyway, that was the coolest thing ever. I've just loved him all my life. He is one of my favorite actors ever. So, that was my super fan girl moment!
Now It's back to work. Remember, the Scream Awards are the 17th! Then the parties for Halloween begin after that.
Teves Design Studio in association with RNA Entertainment and Drake Films present...
Nocturna_The Chosen One
Superhero of the 21st Century
Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire!
We have had a blast working on this project so far. I can't wait to film the fight scenes. Maybe Ted Barra will teach me how to drop out of an airplane with him. Wehoooo!
I am just getting home from a fashion shoot on the roof of my friends building. I was modeling patent leather and latex. It was such a blast to climb onto the ledge and stand there with my robocop gun. Climbing fire escapes and hanging off the sides of buildings is a rush but hard to do in stilettos. I wasn't afraid while I was up there, it felt effortless. I wasn't scared until I looked at the photos, then I realized how high up I was. My photographer said, "PLEASE fall forward if you fall! It's a long way down." Of course, I was flexing every muscle to keep from falling, but it was a blast.
Well, after last night my pants agree with her. It's a good thing we shot them on camera because they will never see another skyline or club. Rips happen when you are sliding off the roof. Oops! No, it was more like, "Wehoooo! Yeah Baby!" You know me.
We even had a full sized trampoline up there! Imagine jumping on a trampoline while looking at the skyline of LA, in latex and boots. There are worse jobs. Oh honey! My muscles are feeling it right now. Yes, the photos are really fun and different than my usual poses. I can't wait to post them. There was a general consensus amongst my friends on the set that I DO look best with a gun in my hand. It's true. In fact, ALWAYS assume a gun is loaded. EXAMPLE, I was showing my girlfriend how the gun worked. I cocked it and fired. Although it was just an airgun, it did shoot a little pellet and made us jump. She said, "HEY! You break it you buy it."
Here are a few from last weeks shoot. Miles Teves made them perfect as he always does. Well I'm off to bed. I must get some "beauty sleep" for the next shoot. I am at the point where I look forward to resting. But the online catalog will be bigger and better thanks to these shoots! Who could say no to a leather treach coat with rhinestone buttons? Now if only I could find a way to sell Japanese airguns. ha haaaaaaaa
I am an outspoken silly person with a dominant personality. I read mostly non-fiction.
I like learning about eastern religions, physics, philosophy and political science.
I enjoy acting, singing, writing and fashion design. I love vintage furs and BIG sparkly things and Gowns that appear too ostentatious for the actual event. I love to sing 40's standards in tight dresses.
And...I write sappy dark "poetry" at night by the light of my cell phone while listening to Nora Jones on my iPod.
